JD Vance speaks in Perrysburg while Tim Ryan visits Toledo

Republican JD Vance was joined by Donald Trump Jr. Wednesday afternoon in Perrysburg.

"What happened in this country the last couple years is not rocket science, it’s about bad leadership and we’re going to change that bad leadership," Vance said.

Trump Jr. made his second local appearance this year to show his full support for Vance and fought back against some of Democratic nominee Tim Ryan's recent commercials.

"Tim Ryan has only ever voted with Nancy Pelosi," Trump Jr. said. "He's not a moderate, he's never been with Trump and he’s not for Ohio."

A couple hours later, Ryan also came to the area to visit with the union workers from last month's BP-Husky Toledo Refinery fire.

"It's a heartbreaking situation," Ryan said. "The reality is there's policy positions and agencies that need funding that can help this from happening."

Ryan never directly addressed the race, insisting he was there for the victims' families.

"This was more so a personal visit to Jim and his crew here so not a lot of politics here in Toledo."

The two are vying to replace current Republican Sen. Rob Portman who is retiring.

Ryan hopes to join current Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown as the first two simultaneous Democratic senators from Ohio since 1994.

Ryan, who is a U.S. congressman, is already working with Brown on this strategy.

"It's all about making sure this never happens again and Sherrod and I are making sure we can do everything from our end."

Ohio has had a senator from both political parties every year since 2006, a trend that Vance said would be detrimental to the state if it was to end this November.

"If you work in manufacturing energy and farming, this administration has been a disaster for you," Vance said. "We certainly don’t need the best state in the union to have two rubber stamps for that administration and that agenda."

The current U.S. Senate is a 50/50 split, making this year's elections even more important.